Election 2012: Super Tuesday

March 6 is Super Tuesday, and 10 states — Ohio, Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia — head to the polls to vote in the Republican presidential primary. The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is covering every angle of Super Tuesday. Check out this collection of Kid Reporter coverage from many of the states involved in this decisive day!

Articles

Election 2012: Not Much Choice in Virginia
by Edward Zhou
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March7,2012
Virginia was one of the states that held a primary election on Super Tuesday. But unlike the 10 other contests across the country, there were only two candidates on the Virginia ballot.

Election 2012: Virginians Go For Romney
by Alexandra Zhang
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March7,2012
In Virginia, voters had only two candidates to choose from on their primary ballot: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. This led to low voter turnout, but those who voted gave Romney a commanding victory.

Election 2012: A Celebration in Boston
by Coleman Hirschberg
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March7,2012
Eleven states held primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday, and as of Wednesday morning Mitt Romney won five of them. He was victorious in Alaska, Idaho, Vermont, Virginia, and his home state of Massachusetts.

Election 2012: Santorum Wins Tennessee
by Ben Frigon
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March7,2012
The Tennessee primary was one of the elections to watch on Super Tuesday. Mitt Romney's campaign expected a close race, but it was Rick Santorum who won the state.

Election 2012: The Tortoise at His Best
by Andrew Liang
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March7,2012
On the biggest day of the Republican primary campaign, Newt Gingrich scored his most important victory. Gingrich won the Georgia primary on Super Tuesday, and he said in the days leading up to the election that it was a must-win for his campaign.

Election 2012: Super Tuesday is Here
by Andrew Liang
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March6,2012
On Super Tuesday, ten states, or one-fifth of the United States, will hold Republican primaries. Up for grabs: 437 delegates, more than the first two months of the primary battle combined.

Election 2012: Cain Campaigns for Gingrich
by Ben Frigon
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March5,2012
Former Republican presidential candidate and current supporter of Newt Gingrich stumped for Gingrich at an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the weekend before Super Tuesday.

Election 2012: On the Road to Super Tuesday
by Meggie Zahneis
Scholastic Kids Press Corps |
March5,2012
Washington state held its caucus on Saturday, and voters gave Mitt Romney another win. On the day of the caucus, Romney campaigned in Ohio with the Ribs with Mitt event at Cincinnati's Montgomery Inn.